Glossy Box - November 2014

I cannot believe it's November already. This time next month I'll be sat with the family getting stupidly excited that Christmas is just a mere few hours away!

Since we've passed the middle of November that means my monthly Glossy Box has arrived.

There was nothing special about the decoration of the box this month, just their standard plain pink box with the logo on the top centre.

I did receive a 'personal invitation' from Best Secret which is a card that holds a value of £20. I'd never heard of Best Secret and I'm currently unaware of how else you would get an invitation or card to sign up for it. As I've only just opened this all up today and not actually got round to looking into this yet, from what I can gather it's an online website that sells thousands of different designer clothes at discount prices. What everyone needs really!

So onto what was inside my November Glossy Box. The first thing I picked out of it was a pencil eyeliner which is perfect as my current one is on the blink of running out and I hadn't got round to purchasing another. That's the one thing I love about Glossy Box, I always seem to get an item of make up I need just as my current one is running out which means I get to give the product a full test instead of using it once and forgetting all about it.

It's from the brand 'Lollipops' who I've not previously heard of before. The concept of it is a simple one - the black area on the end twists to extend the size of the pencil meaning you don't need to have a sharpen. The colour of this eyeliner is 701 - Goodbye Moon.







Personally I prefer eye liners that I can sharpen as I like to create a precise line and I find this a little too blunt once used to do so. My previous eyeliner I used glided on really easily and gave an instant black line, the Lollipop one I find doesn't give the same effect, given the eyeliner is black it takes a few runs over my eye before it actually starts to look black. The good thing about it is that it does stay on and doesn't smear down my face.

The next thing I pulled out my box was this '2True Sparkles Nail Glitters'. Now I've not actually tested this out as you can see from my previous blog post, I'm currently trying out stick on nails as I find them a lot more hassle free. I personally don't think I will use these sparkles, I struggle as it is to take nail varnish off of my nails as I cannot stand cotton wool, I'm not sure what it is but it makes me cringe like crazy. Due to that I tend to just use already soaked pads and take it off that way but when using them to take off glittery nail varnish it just seems to stick and rip the pad in a way that makes me cringe and my teeth go slightly funny. I'm weird I know. But for those who do like glitter on their nails, this seems a nice idea but I can imagine it getting slightly messy.

The next thing I got was something that I will definitely use! I'd just recently been moaning that I don't have any lip gloss to just wear on a daily basis. I've already started using this Burt's Bees Lip Shine and I have to say I love it! It's my favourite thing in my box this month. It feels quite thick on the lips but just gives off a nice shiny glow to everybody else. It's got a tiny of red to it, therefore adding colour to my lips. It stays on for a decent amount of time before needing to re apply and leave my lips feeling healthy and moist.

These next two items I haven't tested yet as I'm currently in the process of trying to find a product that works for my face and I don't want to start mixing and matching products until I can pin point the one that does eventually work. I know doubt will get round to giving these a go but they aren't high in my priority list right now. Also the Hawaii Facial Treatment Oil is for Normal combination skins but I feel my skin can get quite oily recently so I'm not sure how well that will work for me.

I have enjoyed this months Glossy Box due to the fact there has been 3 full size products in there. It was also a nice surprise to receive a gift card from Best Secret. I do recommend Glossy Box's to try as they really open your eyes to all the different brands that are out there and sometimes the brands you have never heard of are the ones that might have your favourite product!

'imPRESS'ed

I find painting my nails such a chore and the end result never ends up being worth it. Within one hour, they're smudged, chipped and sometimes even melted. I've never had proper shellac or gel done on my nails either, my only alternative is adhesive nails. However, this doesn't necessarily mean they're my saviour either, they seem to drop off within one hour too.

'imPress' nails are something I have recently discover and I have to say, they are quite spectacular when it comes to press-on nails. I picked up a pack as they were on offer and though I'd give them a go.

The concept of them is really simple, they have a cover on the back which you peel off and then there is a strong adhesive already on them so all you have to do is press them on to your nail and it's done. They are perfect for people like me who don't have the patience to paint your nails and wait for them to dry. It takes two seconds to do and they don't fall off within minutes, the packaging doesn't lie when it says they last up to a week!

They also come in a cute little plastic shaped bottle, which means that they are convenient for storage purposes.

I highly recommend them to everyone for a quick and easy manicure process ♥

Halloween is Fast Approaching...

I can't believe how far through the year we are already. I always feel that as soon as Halloween arrives, it's pretty much Christmas.

My favourite thing about this time of year is how festive everything is. How easy it is to decorate rooms of the house to fit in with the season. There's so many quick and easy things you can do/buy to complete transform your house and it's totally acceptable to do so. The one thing I love the most is that we can transform ourselves as a person for one night, we can wear a silly costume and paint our faces to an extent we would never dream of on any other day.

Some things I highly recommend doing on Halloween for people over 18 has got to be the Scarefest style events that are put on throughout the country. Last year I went to the Yorkshire Scareground near where I live and it was honestly a very terrifying experience. The whole idea is well thought out and put together, with plenty of things to make you scream and jump from guys jumping out at your with chainsaws to women telling you they want to cut off all your hair.

This year, I'm not actually doing anything spectacular for Halloween and I think it may just be the first year I'm not actually getting dressed up. I'm spending this year visiting a historic city where I will be participating in a ghost walk which I guess will have added spooks due to it being Halloween.

Despite the fact I'm not going to be getting in to character this year I still had a little play around with some make up for the fun of it.

I watched a girl on youtube called 'Pollyanne B' where I copied her latest video on a cat inspired Halloween Make up Tutorial. My picture doesn't do the make up much justice but I have to admit I was very impressed with the finishing look and it's something that's so simple to do, it's just all about the dramatic eyes. If you want a simple go to look for this Halloween I highly recommend her video.

What's everybody else doing for Halloween this year?

Jess ♥

Macaroons!

Everywhere I look there is macaroons, everywhere! I was watching TV the other day and there they were, I was in a shop the other week and there they were, I was surfing the web and there they were. Now I've never actually tried a macaroon before but the look of them draws me in and they are something I've wanted to try for a while. However, it seems they are more of a thing in America than they are here in the UK and there isn't any shops local to me that sell them so I decided to attempt to make some for myself and I'm quite proud of the results. 

Mmmm macaroooons :P

Update On Life

I nearly started off this blog post saying "not much has happened since I last posted" but that is a complete lie. One major thing that happened is that it was my 18th birthday and I was surrounded by my friends and family that I love lots and lot! I had an amazing day/night and cannot thank everybody enough for that. My main present was my skydiving which was in one of my previous posts so all in all I had the best 18th birthday ever and I want to be 18 forever! I need to fly away to Neverland so I never have to grow up now. 

The day after my birthday me and my friends received some absolutely devastating news and that is that one of my close friends was diagnosed with breast cancer. She'd known for a while about the lump but the doctors had completely missed the fact there was cancer inside of her which is pretty rubbish of them but I guess at least it is found now. She is only 18 years old and it's so shocking for someone of such age to be diagnosed with that type of cancer however, her age is on her side and me and my friends are going to be by her every step of the way.

Today in England was results day. Now for most people them receiving good results would mean getting A's B's and C's but after my ordeal with how A Levels went for me, anything above a U is good. I started off in the first year with two U's (two fails) but they allowed me to carry on into the second year and I really kicked myself up the arse and got my brain into gear. The two subjects I picked which I get U's on were Psychology and Sociology and I did really struggle with them as I'm not that good when it comes to exams and both these subjects were fully exam based with no coursework what so ever. So in the end with getting C's and D's on each modules of the exams I came out with C,D,D which I am proud of for myself and my abilities.

Tonight I will be going out to celebrate with all my friends as they've all got into the uni's they wanted and I'm so proud of them all! One of my friends did even better than she thought she would and is now completely changing the course she wants to do to something harder (crazy!!) It's a shame one friend can't be celebrating with us tonight but she is in our thoughts and well on the way to a speedy recovery as nothing in her boob will get the better of her as I won't let it.

So proud of her! xxxx

Chocolate Fondue

So life at the moment is pretty simple now, not many plans or anything to do, all the exciting stuff is out of the way until my birthday. My dad decided that at the weekend it would be an ideal time to clear out the garage, free up some space and get rid of the unwanted clutter and in the garage we found a chocolate fondue set that hadn't even been opened! It was from June 2010!! 

I went to Asda and bought some Milka chocolate and mini marshmallows and set myself up a little chocolate fondue date for one

I don't really have much to say about it other than it was lush and chocolate fondue would definitely be a good thing to have for a movie night or a pamper evening!

Prom Nails

The very final school celebrations arrived and I hadn't really planned on doing anything exciting with my nails, I was just going to coat them in a simple pale pink/nude colour to match my bag and shoes however after downloading the 'Beautylish' app on my iPhone and scrolling through the nails section, one design really caught my eye - Nail Caviar. 

I thought I'd give it a go, it looked pretty simple, really effective and eye catching. So I popped down to Boots and found a Nail Caviar kit which was perfect.

I also purchased a L'Oréal Nail Polish in White. To begin with I used this white as a base coat and put it on all my nails.

Once that had dried the next step was to do the caviar. In my Nail Rock kit was some glue and silver/white micro beads. The next step was to put a layer of the Nail Rock nail vanish on my nails, this acts as a glue for the beads so there is no need to let this dry. I did this one nail at a time, I coated my nail in the glue and then dipped it into the micro beads. This step is very messy and the beads go everywhere so I recommend putting a plate underneath to keep the mess together.

 And here is my final look.

All the products I used

 I was really pleased with how they turned out and they got lots of compliments at prom however when I awoke the next day I found that the majority of the beads had fallen off, therefore it didn't really last long but it's a great look for a one off on a night out.